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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3401, 4 January 1890, Page 2

Tenders are invited by the Masterton Road Board for forming road at Te WLiti and haulir," metal tu Ujmki.

A General meeting of mumbors of tbe Masterton Opaki Jockey Club takes (ilaco to-oight at tho Club tlottl nt 8 o'clock.

We hyp to tha'ik the Catholic Tim"B for le-publishing in full our report <>f the nimual tximiiuatiun of St Patrick's School Mastorfon buUurci>t)loin|junrj anpart'Dtly omitted to nckimwludfjo the source from which it dorivod the snin».

The promptitude with "which the Treasurer of thoSouth Waivarapa Uncus Club has paid stakes won at the late meeting is commented upon favorably by horseowners also the fact that thorn has been in settling absolutely no reduoiions made on this advertised money,

Thp. Wairarara Institute Gre'ytown Ins been brought undtr the Public Libraries Act, A poll wai thken on Monday last, when 12 voted in favor o( and four against the propo.-al. Henceforth the Library will bo supported by a rato, : '

Thomas Collier, of Masterton, woolscourer, has applied for a patent for liift invention for Bcouring wool Ky- a coldwafer process, Bamplcs of wool scoured by this .process were shown. nt. ihe Masterton Agricultural 'how by Mr Collier andobaiiel prizes. The cold water Bysttm has many advantages over the present method .of clearing. The. natural oil is left intact and there is a fain of ten per cent in woight,

In this issue Messrs Harcmirt aod Co. Stuck and Station Agent* Wellington publish a corrected list of properties for Jttlu. Tho farms are of all sizes mid are tituatt'd in various parts of the colony so that tlioso wishing to speculate in broad ncres should have no difficulty in making a choice. A noteworthy teatnr.i is the exceptionally easy terms on which boiuo uf tl>e pmpo'tios are olfared, and shows a genuine desiro. ou the part ol the vendors to f cilit»to sales. We congtatu ; ate Messrss Ha court and Co. m stuck mid station aswits on the rapid progress they have made m the confidence of tho public.

Mvs'Cranmer's Star Hottl has of late been subjected to quite n number of improvrmentswhitm should tend to make lliis iiouso oiio of tlia most popular in tlio Wairaropa, The public parlors have been papend in very pleasing colors and in part refurnished, On the ground floor, and entirely removed from the public portion of the house, a nice and miM room, with bi'drcom attached, has been newly furnisho.t in the most tasteful manner, Many of the upstairs bedrooms have also undergone a transformation, andthoiuronuw exceedingly comfort able, The whole interior of the .house looks as bright and clean as a now pin, Tlih work was to fomo extent interrupted by the holidays, but it is to he lesumod and completed as sunn astl'e present pressure of business has been relieved.

A meeting of the programme oominittee in coniir-ction with the Jubilee Celebration was lioid in the Oddfellows Hall, Miistcrtiin, lastoveniug. The chairmau of committer, MrL J Hooper presiding, Tho following prujjrammo with such alterations and additions the general committee may think desirable was sou-mitted:--Procession of Volunteer, Fire Brigades, Frien.lly Societies, Bohool children, Natives Ac, ihort addresses bvoldsettlor*, MonsterFroo Pictiio to children, amusem- tits in the Part, consisting ot a pi,'hunt, groaiy polo, Negro MiiiHtrol tnufin, May Pule doice, Old anttlers race, C'o-tum» Criuket Mutch. Punch and Judy Show, Satin's pony, Ol's acle Rice, Grinning through horses collar, jingling, hoot race, sack men,three handicap Hat racea, Maori War dance Evonmg programme —Torchlight pro cession, two huge bonfires, display ot fireworks. Al fre» omoirt, fa It was also a recommendation that Messrs T Mackav and T .Jn«<i bB tnirshalls and that throe large banners illustrative of t bo J übilee "oe painted.Stvcral other nut tea were dealt with but held over for approval of tho gonoral committee who meet on Monday evening,

The newest, nnd.certimily one of tho most extraordinary, additions to the attractions of the Royal Aquarium London is a young Russian giantess, named Elizabeth Lyska, said to have only attained her twelfth year last Hoptomber but who has already reaohed tho astounding height of 6feet Sincliea. She certainly does not look older than the ago assigned her. as a tu'e; in abnormally tall individuals,' there- is a proportionate lack of;iigorouß'|'hysique, but in the case of the Russian gimtess, thebonoandniuscleathroughouthoframe aro in due proportion to her hoight, Hor hands and feet are more thai; twice tho Bizo of thoso of an ordinary adult, and her appetite is said to correspond with her groat bulk. .She is tho daughter of peasants living at Krosnakontsak, in tho district inhabited/by the Cossacks of the Don, and neither of her d ironts, nor any of her near; relatives, are of more than tho avewge human dimensions, This extraordinary.drl is said to be still growing at the rato of an inoh in little | more than two months,

Oopd newß trom Wellington, and quite true, youcan get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from LIB. organ with divided octavo couplaw all in solid black/walnut pases; frirnj Lil7> This beats all theiohoa'pest.hiiusos in town. -Pianostuned for7s, or by,the ypar four visits LI, travelling oxpeiises added! All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired, new reeds put in accordeans. Concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal ti-\ changes made. Any .instrument may bo purchased on tho time payment system from 2s '64 per week. : dall and exQh'i'ifeo yoqr old piano for a new que at F. J Pinny's MusW Instrument JJepot, Mannoi'B-stroot, (Sole agent of the, 'celebrated Woroeeter : .;■ -■■.■'■*